Supplemental tables Suppl. Table 1: Distribution of the distinct T-DNA and Tos17 insertion loci of the OTL library among the 12 rice chromosomes and number and % of inserts in the coding sequence compartment of predicted genes residing on these chromosomes. Chr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Size (bp) 43268879 35930381 36406689 35278225 29894789 31246789 29696629 28439308 23011239 23134759 28512666 27497214 Total 2504 1888 2112 1435 1229 1333 1241 1174 962 885 1018 1033 Locus T-DNA Exon+Intron 621 495 530 349 299 325 314 322 236 214 279 280 % 24,8 26,2 25,1 24,3 24,3 24,4 25,3 27,4 24,5 24,2 27,4 27,1 Total 1552 1691 1352 1148 1014 1119 1024 963 662 580 569 737 Locus Tos17 Exon+Intron 1182 1428 1004 881 723 817 608 680 442 422 400 570 % 76,2 84,4 74,3 76,7 71,3 73,0 59,4 70,6 66,8 72,8 70,3 77,3 Total 4056 3579 3464 2583 2243 2452 2265 2137 1624 1465 1587 1770 Total Exon+Intron 1803 1923 1534 1230 1022 1142 922 1002 678 636 679 850 % 44,5 53,7 44,3 47,6 45,6 46,6 40,7 46,9 41,7 43,4 42,8 48,0 Total 372317567 16814 4264 25,4 12411 9157 73,8 29225 13421 45,9 From Miyao et al 2007 Total lines From Chern et al 2007 Number of traits : 53 Category Sub-category 50000 Total lines This study Number of traits : 61 # lines Freq Category Sub-category Growth Germination rate 22,665 # lines Freq Category Sub-category 1 0,00 Germination Germination rate Growth 1 Germination Low germination rate 3489 6,98 2 Growth Lethal 1630 3,26 Lethal 139 0,61 Abnormal shoot 1787 3,57 Abnormal plants 10 0,04 Weak 1607 3,21 Weak 105 0,46 Albino 1407 2,81 Albino 13 0,06 Yellow 810 1,62 Yellow leaf 21 Dark green 1065 2,13 Dark green leaf Pale green 1732 3,46 Virescent 834 Stripe Zebra 3 Leaf color 4 Leaf shape Total lines Number of traits : 71 Freq 6108 21,95 Lethal 560 2,01 Abnormal plants 210 0,75 Weak 286 1,03 Albino 186 0,67 0,09 Yellow leaf 653 2,35 931 4,11 Dark green leaf 29 0,10 Pale green leaf 286 1,26 Pale green leaf 19 0,07 1,67 Bluish green leaf 69 0,30 Virescent 4 0,01 397 0,79 Stripe 46 0,20 Stripe 254 0,91 109 0,22 Zebra 7 0,03 Zebra 17 0,06 Stay green 2 0,01 Others 3 0,01 Wide leaf 92 0,33 Others 85 0,17 Wide leaf 143 0,29 Narrow leaf 1379 Long leaf Leaf color Leaf color Others 159 0,70 Wide leaf 186 0,82 2,76 Narrow leaf 1119 4,94 Narrow leaf 48 0,17 30 0,06 Long leaf 370 1,63 Long leaf 87 0,31 Short leaf 40 0,08 Short leaf 540 2,38 Short leaf 32 0,11 Drooping leaf 227 0,45 Drooping leaf 66 0,29 Drooping leaf 32 0,11 Rolled leaf 343 0,69 Rolled leaf 550 2,43 Rolled leaf 88 0,32 Spiral leaf 111 0,22 Spiral leaf 323 1,43 Spiral leaf 18 0,06 Brittle leaf/culm 124 0,25 Brittle leaf/culm 14 0,06 Brittle leaf/culm 14 0,05 Abnormal lamina joint angle 96 0,19 Thin lamina joint 5 0,02 Withering 888 1,78 Withering 160 0,71 Leaf morphology Leaf morphology Horizontal leaf 5 Culm shape 27832 #l ines Others 346 0,69 Semi-dwarf 3670 7,34 Dwarf 5722 Severely dwarf Long culm 330 1,19 Erect leaf 69 0,25 Others 64 0,23 Semidwarf 847 3,04 Others 127 0,56 Semidwarf 872 3,85 11,44 Dwarf 1242 5,48 Dwarf 250 0,90 1376 2,75 Extremely dwarf 111 0,49 Long culm 136 0,49 679 1,36 Long culm 24 0,11 Erect 5 0,02 Erect 194 0,86 Spread-out 104 0,37 Spread-out 413 1,82 Thin culm 21 0,08 Plant morphology Plant morphology Fine culm 18 0,04 Thin culm 873 3,85 Thick culm 24 0,09 Thick culm 63 0,13 Thick culm 21 0,09 Lazy 28 0,10 Lazy 376 0,75 Lazy 1 0,00 Compact 90 0,32 7 0,03 Culm branching Others 8 0,02 1102 2,20 Mimic response Lesion mimic 258 1,14 Mimic response Lesion mimic 273 0,98 High tillering 111 0,22 Tiller High tiller position 8 0,04 Tiller High tillering 79 0,28 Low tillering 2837 5,67 Low tiller position 0 0,00 Low tillering 167 0,60 Monoculm 74 0,33 Monoculm 35 0,13 Few panicle 352 1,55 Many panicle 1092 4,82 Early heading 14 0,06 6 Spotted leaf/lesion mimic Spotted leaf/lesion mimic 7 Tillering 8 Heading date 9 Spikelet 10 Panicle Early heading 1797 3,59 Early heading 0 0,00 Late heading 1244 2,49 Late heading 195 0,86 Late heading 401 1,44 Non-heading 96 0,19 No heading 140 0,62 No heading 0 0,00 Abnormal hull 508 1,02 Abnormal hull 38 0,17 223 0,80 Abnormal floral organ 211 0,42 Abnormal floral organ 1 0,00 Abnormal floral organ 0 0,00 With awn 36 0,16 Awned 106 0,38 Abnormal hull 9 0,04 Abnormal hull color 91 0,40 Heading date Flower Heading date Flower Abnormal hull 52 0,19 Others 3 0,01 Long panicle 4 0,01 Abnormal hull color Panicle morphology Long panicle 29 0,06 Panicle morphology Long panicle 35 0,15 Short panicle 752 1,50 Short panicle 939 4,14 Short panicle 4 0,01 Lax panicle 104 0,21 Sparse panicle 270 1,19 Sparse panicle 0 0,00 Dense panicle 264 0,53 Dense panicle 189 0,83 Dense panicle 28 0,10 Viviparous 1105 2,21 Viviparity 0 0,00 Shattering 6 0,01 Shattering 5 0,02 Shattering 0 0,00 Neck leaf 171 0,34 Neck leaf 36 0,16 Neck leaf 0 0,00 Abnormal panicle shape 433 0,87 Abnormal panicle shape 178 0,79 Abnormal panicle shape 120 0,43 Incomplete exertion 27 0,10 Few spikelets 40 0,14 8 0,03 Others 49 0,18 Seed fertility Sterile 1311 4,71 Seed morphology Terminal spikelet 11 Sterility 12 Seed Seed fertility Others 173 0,76 Sterile 571 2,52 Low fertility 403 1,78 Sterile 3825 7,65 Low fertility 12542 25,08 Large grain 195 0,39 Large grain 29 0,13 Large grain 0 0,00 Small grain 427 0,85 Small grain 1063 4,69 Small grain 71 0,26 Slender grain 101 0,20 Slender grain 29 0,13 Slender grain 0 0,00 Others 3469 6,94 Others 64 0,28 Others 0 0,00 22 0,08 Seed morphology Root system Weak root Suppl. Table 2: Correspondence between categories and sub categories of traits observed in previous field evaluations of Nipponbare NIAS Tos17 lines (Miyao et al., 2007) and Tainung67 TRIM T-DNA activation tagging lines (Chern et al., 2007) with those of this study Suppl. Table 3: Frequency of occurrence of the altered traits in the OTL library according to the Trait Ontology categories. TO code TO:0000430 TO:0000436 TO name germination rate spikelet sterility TO:0000464 TO:0000576 TO:0000326 TO:0000207 albino plantlet differentiation frequency stem length leaf color plant height TO:0000344 days to flower TO:0000206 leaf angle TO:0000369 vegetative growth time variegated leaf tiller number TO:0000069 TO:0000346 TO:0002714 TO:0000492 TO:0000657 TO:0000370 TO:0000063 TO:0000567 TO:0000072 TO:0000560 TO:0000050 plastid development trait leaf shape spikelet anatomy and morphology trait leaf width TO:0000124 mimic response tiller angle awn length space per culm inflorescence branching flag leaf angle TO:0000652 leaf necrosis TO:0000089 panicle type TO:0000240 sterile lemma length spikelet length to width ratio glume color leaf thickness ear number TO:0000563 TO:0000221 TO:0000258 TO:0000443 TO definition Rate of germination of the seed. Determined by counting the filled and unfilled spikelets of the bagged grass inflorescence. [No definition available] # lines 6108 1311 Frequency 21.95 4.71 745 2.68 Length of the stem. Changes observed in the color of leaf. Actual measurement of plant height from soil surface to the highest point in plant as identified in the study. Number of days from the seed sowing or the seedling transplant date (in some cases of rice) to the anthesis (flowering) stage. The angle of openness of the blade tip is measured against the stem. Measure of the vegetative growth phase time in a plant's life cycle. [No definition available] Number of tillers per plant, should represent most plants within a study. Trait(s) associated with phenotypes observed for abnormal development of plastid structure and its biogenesis. 726 724 482 2.61 2.60 1.73 401 1.44 356 1.28 286 1.03 263 255 0.94 0.92 206 0.74 Variation in shapes and forms of leaf. Traits associated with changes in the anatomy or structure of the spikelet and its parts. 158 152 0.57 0.55 Actual measurements, in centimeters of the widest portion of the leaf. To be precise use the children terms leaf lamina width (TO:0002720) or 'leaf sheath width (TO:0002721). [No definition available] [No definition available] Defines the length of awn. Space occupied by each culm or the tiller in a plant. The extent of branching usually sets the tone for shape and compactness of the inflorescence. In grasses the flag leaf angle is measured near the collar as the angle of attachment between the flag leaf blade and the main inflorescence axis in grass plants. Leaf surface area affected by abiotic stresses like insecticides and cold temperature as evidenced by chlorotic and/or necrotic tissue. Panicle types are classified according to their mode of branching, angle of primary branches, and spikelet density. Length of the sterile lemma. The measurement is made on each of the two sterile lemmas. A ratio of length to the width of the spikelet. 135 0.49 134 132 106 90 89 0.48 0.47 0.38 0.32 0.32 74 0.27 62 0.22 58 0.21 51 0.18 50 0.18 Color of the glume. [No definition available] Number of ears found in a plant or and average number present in population. 47 47 40 0.17 0.17 0.14 TO:0000027 culm number TO:0000070 variegated leaf necrosis TO:0000040 panicle length TO:0000361 TO:0000165 stem anatomy and morphology trait panicle exsertion TO:0000019 seedling height TO:0000051 TO:0000108 stem strength leaf shattering TO:0000201 TO:0000198 TO:0000614 TO:0000135 TO:0000470 panicle color rootless lemma shape leaf length vascular tissue related trait panicle shape brittle culm leaf number stem thickness pedicel length seed length TO:0000262 TO:0000200 TO:0000241 TO:0000339 TO:0000630 TO:0000146 TO:0000545 TO:0000708 TO:0000404 TO:0000474 panicle base to lowest branch panicle number leaf development trait leaf elongation rate plant color nodal rooting glume opening TO:0000469 days to maturity TO:0002712 stay green trait TO:0000446 TO:0000419 TO:0000250 TO:0000190 TO:0002722 leaf drying leaf anatomy and morphology trait vigor related trait seed coat color leaf pubescence TO:0000024 ligule length TO:0000249 leaf senescence TO:0000534 culm color TO:0000152 TO:0000655 TO:0000360 Actual count of the total number of tillers after full heading, Specify if per plant, hill or area Variegated leaf necrosis or scorching observed in response to stresses like drought, insecticides and cold temperature as evidenced by chlorotic and/or necrotic tissue. Is the actual measurement in centimeters from panicle base to tip. Traits associated with changes in the anatomy or structure of the stem and its parts. 35 0.13 33 0.12 31 0.11 28 0.10 Trait monitored by observing the extent of coverage of panicle by the flag leaf sheath. Average height measurements of 10 seedlings, in centimeters from the base of the shoot to the tip of the tallest leaf blade. The test gives indication of culm stiffness and resilience Extent of leaf shattering based on the development of abscission zone. Variation in color of the panicle inflorescence. Absence of roots in the seedling or plant Shape of the lemma in a floret. Actual measurements, in centimeters of the leaf. Traits associated with changes in the anatomy or structure of the vascular tissue and its parts. Shape of the panicle inflorescence A measure of brittleness of the stem of a grass plant. Number of leaves in a plant at a particular growth stage Thickness of the stem. Length of the pedicel. Is the average length of the seed or caryopsis fruit in a cereal (with hull). Length of the region between the panicle base to the lowest (the first) primary panicle branch. Average number of panicles per plant in a study. Traits associated with observing effects on the development of the leaf and its parts. Measure of growth or elongation rate of the leaf in a plant. 27 0.10 25 0.09 24 23 0.09 0.08 22 22 20 20 15 0.08 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.05 15 14 13 12 12 9 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.03 8 0.03 8 5 0.03 0.02 5 0.02 The color of the plant. Extent of rooting from the nodes on a stem. Angle of opening of glumes is measured on each floret, assessment based on mean angle of glume opening. Number of days required from seeding to seed/grain ripening. The color of plant and the photosynthetic organs remain green compared to turning yellow and or brown at the time of senescing. [No definition available] Traits associated with changes in the anatomy or structure of the leaf and its parts. [No definition available] The color of the seed coat Extent of pubescence (presence of hairs) on the leaf surface. The actual measurement of ligules measured in millimeters from the base of the leaf collar to the ligule tip. A measure of aging of leaf. Rapid senescence of leaves can be detrimental to yield. Variation in the color of the culm of a grass plant. 4 4 4 0.01 0.01 0.01 3 0.01 2 0.01 2 2 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.00 Suppl. table 3 (Ctd)